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Odds and Ends: Pettitte, Hampton, Tazawa, Blalock

By Tim Dierkes [September 10, 2008 at 10:25am CST]

Let's round 'em up...

Chat today, 2pm CST.
Andy Pettitte seems to want to play next year, but Peter Abraham believes he may have to take a pay cut.
Gerry Fraley writes about the Rockies and Mike Hampton. It's safe to rule out a return to Colorado for Hampton, who is currently auditioning for his next team.
The Royals dismissed their scouting director Deric Ladnier, offering him another position in the organization. Craig Brown reflects on Ladnier's tenure.
More Royals linkage: Rany Jazayerli defends the Gil Meche signing and implores the team to lock up Zack Greinke this winter. Jazayerli would also like the team to pick up knuckleballer Charlie Haeger, recently designated for assignment by the White Sox.
Patrick Newman continues to update us on Japanese amateur pitcher Junichi Tazawa, who is coveted by several MLB teams. If Tazawa starts a trend, an interesting debate could follow. Newman also has a running list of Japanese free agents for this winter.
Bobby Valentine may be clashing with his boss over in Japan.
Will the Rangers cut Hank Blalock loose, or exercise his $6.2MM option? Blalock's ability to play third base remains a question mark, but he will try to improve his arm strength this winter.
Neither the Pirates nor Pedro Alvarez's people will be present at today's hearing. ESPN's Buster Olney says Alvarez can't win - he's either villified in Pittsburgh or forced into next year's draft. In the latter case, Alvarez could lose money down the line.

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"Hampton...who is currently auditioning for his next team."

That team would be AA Mississippi.

Posted by: Land-Man | September 10, 2008 at 11:36 AM

Someone will give Hampton a job next year just in case he finds it again. If anyone gives him a contract for more than a year and for more than $1-2 million at most I would question their intelligence. So, someone better go find Ed Wade and tell him NO!

Posted by: pageian | September 10, 2008 at 03:14 PM

I would give hampton the same kind of deal colon got with incentives... It makes sense that if he doesn't pitch, he doesn't get paid, but if he makes some appearances, he gets $ and the better he does, the more incentives he could reach.

Posted by: GoSoX | September 10, 2008 at 04:08 PM

Pedro would probably also get a lower signing bonus next year. I doubt that a team would try to draft him with their first round pick unless they have multiple round 1 picks.

Posted by: melonis rex | September 10, 2008 at 04:19 PM

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